(VOVworld) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a key note speech at the opening of the 4th session of the 12th CPV’s Executive Committee on October 9. He said the Party’s key tasks are socio-economic development and Party building. VOV brings you the gist of his speech. The Party Central Committee will discuss Vietnam’s socio-economic development, the reform of the economic growth model, and the global economic integration process. Another important content on the agenda is Party building related issues: avoiding and curbing the degradation in political ideology, morality and lifestyle along with the signs of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” within the Party. Objective evaluation on socio-economic situation The Party General Secretary noted that as 2016 is the first year to carry out the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress. He asked the Party Central Committee to … [Read more...] about Key tasks of economic development and Party building
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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai urges Thua Thien-Hue to boost socio-economic development
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue should fully tap its potential in tourism, culture and healthcare to push up socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Phan Van Khai at a working session with the provincial leading officials in the imperial city of Hue on Tuesday. He described the province as one of the country's major cultural and tourism centres, one of the three major healthcare centres and a locality with many universities. The PM asked the local Party Committee and administration to take measures to attract more domestic and foreign investment and strongly develop industrial production, particularly the processing industry and tourism. He drew their attention to the need for economic development in the western and coastal areas as well as for cooperation between the province and Da Nang city, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces in the regional economic development. Regarding the irrigation network, PM Khai said it is necessary to build the Ta Trach reservoir and to … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Phan Van Khai urges Thua Thien-Hue to boost socio-economic development
Six great achievements in socio-economic development of Vietnam in the year 2004
CPV: The sixth session of the National Assembly begins today, October 25th with the representation of the Government's report on socio-economic development, education, the State budget and plan for the year 2005. According to the report, Vietnam has reached six achievements in socio-economic development in the year 2004. The industrial production has continued to rise at 15.6%, over the set target, the value-added production increased 10.6%, the highest ever rate. Industrial sectors have upgraded technology in manufacture process, utilized potentialities of key sectors, made many important changes in economic structure, distributed to economic development and rose the economic growth rate. The report says that service sector has high growth rate and meets the demands of manufacture and people's livings. The domestic market has been expanded, the total retailing of goods and services also increased at 17.7%. This has contributed to the growth rate of service sector. Import revenue … [Read more...] about Six great achievements in socio-economic development of Vietnam in the year 2004
Focusing on increasing ability of ideological and cultural cadres
CPV: So stressed To Huy Rua, secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and chairman of the PCC Commission for Ideological and Cultural Affairs, during the 76th anniversary meeting for Party Ideological and Cultural Work Day (August 1) on July 31 in Hanoi. During the meeting, To Huy Rua reviewed the development of the ideological and cultural sector over the past 76 years, highlighted achievements and recognised all efforts of the staff of the central ideology and cultural commission. He stressed that ideological and cultural work played a very important role in the party, and said that over the past 76 years, ideological and cultural work had greatly contributed to Vietnam's revolutionary successes, helping to bring about great achievements during renewal and creating a broader base for national development. During the new period, increasing the quality of ideological and cultural work is an urgent task, said To Huy Rua. He urged ideological and cultural staff to continue to … [Read more...] about Focusing on increasing ability of ideological and cultural cadres
Seven major solution groups for socio-economic development for 2011
The Government has promulgated resolution No 02/NQ-CP about major solutions on directing the implementation of plans for socio-economic development and State budget estimates for 2011. In 2011, the country strives to target GDP growth rate of 7-7.5%, keep price hikes under 7%, total export turnover increasing by 10% over 2010, trade gap as lower than 18% of export turnover, state budget overspending at 5.35% of GDP, and total investment capital for social development as much as 40% of GDP. Aiming to succeed in resolutions of the National Assembly on plans for socio-economic development in 2011, the Government asked relevant agencies to direct the implementation of seven major solutions groups, including: The first, intensifying macro-economic stabilisation, ensuring balance of the economy. Specifically, controlling inflation to ensure the stabilisation of the market, constraining trade gaps and improving balance of payments, firmly retaining the monetary, credit, and banking system, … [Read more...] about Seven major solution groups for socio-economic development for 2011